El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

El Salvador
14.1%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.8%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
34th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
37th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 5.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 166 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 22.0% 4.7% 17.3% El Salvador
2000s 5.9% 3.5% 2.4% El Salvador
2010s 11.2% 2.9% 8.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male, El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
El Salvador, at 14.1% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
11.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/